Monday, October 31, 2011

Selena Jen of girl group S.H.E unveiled her new mandarin single
on YouTube last Friday. I love listening to S.H.E's songs and this lovely and touching new song by Selena is a gift from her to everyone around her who loves her. It is her wedding today and i wish her all the best and am glad that she has managed to stay strong despite the ordeal she went through. You can watch the MV below:

Thursday, October 27, 2011

I always love popping by the Daiso Store near my place whenever i go jogging as i love to explore the lovely and interesting things sold there. I ended up buying some snacks and early Christmas decorations during my recent trip there on Monday :)

Monday, October 24, 2011

Steve Jobs biography is out in bookstores here. Buy it at Kinokuniya or Popular bookstores. It's S$45.48 with GST but both stores are offering a 20% discount. I just got mine at Popular (Sembawang Shopping Centre) while i was out jogging and can't wait to start reading soon.

For fellow fans of Japanese actress Keiko Kitagawa, she has a new drama which started showing in Japan on Fuji TV on 18 October 2011. The drama got a good viewer rating of 18.1% for its first episode. It also ranked first in Oricon survey on "Which drama do you anticipate the most" for the fall season. Oricon surveyed 1,000 men and women from their teens to their forties in
order to find out which dramas they are excited for. This season it
seems like most people are looking forward to Sakurai Sho (Arashi) playing a butler with a wicked tongue in the drama and this detective/mystery genre, with actress Kitagawa Keiko starring alongside Sakurai Sho, is going to score in terms of ratings.

Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa).
Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive
skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa
to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, Kageyama isn't afraid to mince words
and often calls out Reiko with his sharp tongue! The drama is going to feature a nice sense of comedy, focusing on the
chemistry between Reiko and her butler, who doesn’t even refrain from
calling her a fool at times.

The main theme song of the drama will be Arashi’s “Meikyu Love Song.” Koda Kumi will be singing the opening theme song for this upcoming drama. The opening theme will be ”Love Me Back” which is a
medium tempo song with Koda’s sexy voice. Koda participated in writing
lyrics after she read the script of the drama. Koda commented, “The drama is very fresh because of its story
direction that isn’t too serious, and full of humor. I believe I was
able to make a song that matches well with the drama.”

It’s going to be Sakurai’s first starring drama on Fuji TV, and the
producer is glad that they were able to get him for the role. He stated,
“We wanted to have Sakurai for the role as the protagonist, because
he is able to portray his cool and intellectual as well as his comical
and warm side. I think we have the perfect man for this modern detective
butler.” Meanwhile, Sakurai revealed that he already read the novel before he
received the offer, and that he is looking forward to the drama adaption
himself. He said, “The conversations were incredibly thrilling and I
couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. It feels like the drama
is going to be even more humorous than the original. I’m excited about
this and will work hard to make it a drama you are going to look forward
to every Tuesday at 9pm.”

On October 11th, Sakurai Sho, Kitagawa Keiko, and Shiina Kippei held a press conference for their drama “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de” on a luxury liner called “Sealine Tokyo Symphony Classica“. Sakurai reflected back on Arashi’s debut press conference, which was similarly held on a liner off the shore of Honolulu, Hawaii. He expressed, “Since my debut, this is the first time in 12 years that I’ve held a press conference on a liner… so I’m a little nervous.” Regarding his unique character for the drama, he stated, “I want to create a new kind of detective.”

Kitagawa elaborated on her character, ‘Reiko’, saying, “Reiko is
straightforward and pure, it’s my first time playing such a role. I’ve
been filming while learning from my ’senpais’. I hope this will become
an enjoyable drama that people will be able to laugh at.”

“Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de” To Return As A Special Drama In March (updated 31 January 2012)

This should be great news for those who enjoys watching this mystery drama like i did ;) Found this information from Tokyohive and i will be looking forward to watching the drama special in March :) More information can be found below:

Fuji TV’s hit drama series, “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de“, will be returning as a special drama in March!

Starring Arashi’s Sakurai Sho and actress Kitagawa Keiko,”Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de” first aired in October of 2011 and concluded in December with high rankings in December. The TV series was adapted from Higashikawa Tokuya’s hit mystery novel, which tells of a rookie detective named “Hosho Reiko” (Kitagawa), the daughter of rich family. She solves difficult cases with a help of her butler “Kageyama” (Sakurai), who has a wicked tongue.

The special drama will be set in the tropical island of Okinawa, where “Kageyama” and “Reiko” will encounter their “most difficult-ever case” there. Reportedly, there will also be a love story tied to “Kageyama”.

The regular cast members of the drama series, Shiina Kippei, Nomaguchi Toru, Nakamura Yasuhi,Okamoto Anri, and Tanaka Konatsu will make a reappearance in the special episode; they will be joined by guests Kunimura Jun, Aso Yumi, Takashima Masahiro, Sano Shiro, and Ikeda Tetsuhiro.

“Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Special!” (temporary titled) is scheduled to be aired on March 27th at 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

On October 17th, my favorite Japanese actress Ayase Haruka attended a new CM announcement for SK-II in Tokyo with Momoi Kaori. Momoi, who touched Ayase’s skin, commented, “I can’t believe this is a human’s skin. Wow~, incredible! It feels like a soft candy…,” and was shocked at the flawless texture of her skin.

This new CM titled, “5 Secrets”, features Ayase, Momoi, and Koyuki endorsing the “Facial Treatment Essence”. In the advertisement, Ayase brings attention to her “Tamago (Egg) Skin”, Momoi and her “Momo (Peach) Skin”, and Koyuki and her “Koyuki (Snow) Skin”. Momoi, who revealed that she has been using the “SK-II” brand for the longest time, said, “I
think of it as a comrade in arms and it is perfect for me. If this
brand was a man, this would be my partner who understands me well,” thus giving a high praise to this skincare brand.

This new CM broadcasted in Japan on 21 October and you can view the video below.

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